The Fountain Lounge is just off the magnificent lobby of the big old Roosevelt Hotel, in the space where the Sazerac Restaurant was in its heyday. (Before that, the same spot was called "The Fountain Lounge," so the hotel cannot be called uneconomical in its use of names.) Nowadays it comes across as a handsome bar, with a substantial menu of cocktail lounge food.
The Coolinary version of this is brief and to the point. For $35, you get a three-course dinner in which the only decision to be made is whether you will have the pan-seared Gulf fish of the day with crawfish, or to ask for the filet mignon. The Fountain Lounge's Coolinary menu is available every night except Monday from four until ten p.m.
The room also offers a Coolinary lunch on weekdays. The price is $20 for an heirloom-tomato and basil soup, followed by a grilled pork tenderloin with grits and collard greens.
Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Miso honey dressing, toasted almonds
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Pan Seared Local Fish
Corn maque choux, local crawfish tails
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Pan Seared Bistro Filet
Pomme puree, haricot verts, crispy shallots, red wine reduction
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Pecan Pie
Steen’s cane syrup custard, brown butter tart crust, bourbon salted caramel, lemon mascarpone creme anglaise
Fountain Lounge
CBD: 123 Baronne, Roosevelt Hotel. 504-648-1200. www.therooseveltneworleans.com/dining/sazerac-restaurant.html.
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